gasp

• vi. 喘氣；喘息；渴望
• vt. 氣喘籲籲地說；喘著氣說話
• n. 喘氣

來自gape,目瞪口呆，喘氣。

gasp (n.)

1570s, from gasp (v.). Earliest attested use is in the phrase last gasp "final breath before dying." To gasp up the ghost "die" is attested from 1530s.

gasp (v.)

late 14c., gaspen, "open the mouth wide; exhale," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish cognate gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa "open the mouth wide" (see gap (n.)). Related: Gasped; gasping.

1. I heard myself gasp and cry out.

我聽到自己一邊喘一邊喊。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.

她不由得倒抽了口冷氣，往後退了退。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He snatched a last gasp winner.

他在最後關頭一舉奪冠。

來自柯林斯例句

4. a last-gasp 2-1 victory

最後一刻取得的2:1的勝利

來自《權威詞典》

5. She gave a gasp of surprise.

她吃驚得大口喘氣.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》